WTF Wednesday- All My Favorite Shows are Getting Axed

I'm about done with television. I know I spend too much of my time watching it as it is, but when my favorite shows start getting cancelled, I'm thinking it's either a sign from above or a personal vendetta against me- one or the other.

"Witches of East End" RIP (Sigh)
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First it was "Manhattan Love Story." Apparently this show got cancelled before I even started watching it this past weekend. I was laying in bed, recuperating from our Halloween garage walk-through, wanting to just lose myself for approximately 22 minutes. Cue "Manhattan Love Story" on Hulu.

Cute. Funny. Let you into the inner thoughts of men and women during the dating process. Unique, and I fell in love immediately.

Only to find that the 4 episodes on Hulu were the only 4 episodes that were ever going to air. That show got the ax back on October 24th. Well damn.

Then it was "A to Z," an adorable account of one couple's relationship "from a to z." It had the mom from "How I Met Your Mother" on it, so I figured it would work out and be a hit among HIMYM fans.

I was wrong. That show got the ax, too, but at least they are allowing the remaining episodes to air.

Then my friend tagged me in an article on facebook about how "Witches of East End" had been cancelled after 2 seasons.

WTF!! NOT "WITCHES OF EAST END!!" NOOOOOO....

That show is amazing. It's so cheesy, and so far fetched, that you HAVE to love it. And the cast is

Our CarnEvil Garage Walk-through for Trick-or-Treaters

I've spent months talking about getting ready for Halloween, and pulling together our CarnEvil walk-through for the trick-or-treaters. Now that Halloween is done and over with for the year, and our CarnEvil went off without a hitch, I can finally share the pictures and video with you all, dear Inklingers.

Ringmaster and Creepy Clown
(Hubby and I)

It was AMAZING!!! We scared some kids, some parents, and even ourselves at some points. But, I felt the walk-through was a pretty even mixture of scary and cheesy, so much so that we had very brave 3 year olds go through, by themselves, and stare Hubby in the face when he (dressed as a creepy clown) popped out to scare them. (I got to watch a staring contest go down between Hubby and a Ninja Turtle who was 1/4 Hubby's size. It was epic.)
And, we had kids running and screaming for their lives. Pretty epic, too.
Hubby got high fives from dads holding screaming children, and my friend (the Bearded Lady) was getting compliments as she handed out candy to the kids who didn't want to attempt the walk-through. Overall, I don't think we had one negative thing said, and we got thanked about a thousand times, which yes, brought tears to my over-emotional face.
So now y'all get to see the behind-the-scenes look at some of the crafts, the diagram layout, and the video at the end has not only the walk-through (video quality kind of sucks, but it was dark), but more photos of the actual set-up inside. 
Overall, with crafts, costumes, plastic drapes and props from Spirit Halloween, I want to say we

Creating a Magical Life Part 5: Put Out What You Want to Get Back

Today's vlog post is the last part of my Creating a Magical Life web series, Put Out What You Want to Get Back. It focuses on flipping your perspective from focusing on the negative in your life to focusing more on the positive, which will, in turn, draw positive things to you.

Thank you to everyone who made this series possible, and I hope it's helped!




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Creating a Magical Life Part 4: Simplify Your Life

We're getting close to the web series being complete, and I'm so excited!
Today I posted part 4 of the Creating a Magical Life series, Simplify Your Life.
Any mom knows how stressful it gets trying to accomplish everything on a family's schedule! Maybe it's time to really take a look at that schedule and start scratching some items off! 
Simplifying your life can lead to reduced stress, increased happiness, and getting you one step closer to living your magical life!!
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Creating a Magical Life Part 3: Live in the Moment

Today I uploaded part 3 of my 5 part video series, Creating a Magical Life. It's on the importance of Living in the Moment. 
I truly believe living in the moment leads to a more stress-free life, happiness and a feeling a freedom.
I hope you all enjoy it!! Don't forget to like/share/subscribe if you do like the web series and want to see more!!





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Creating a Magical Life Part 2: Gratitude

Last week I started the Creating a Magical Life web series with the intro video and step 1, Be Yourself. Today I uploaded Part 2: Gratitude.

In my opinion, this is the step that changed my life the most for the better. As I explain in the video, I suffered from depression for about a decade, and once I started actively practicing Gratitude, my life changed forever. I stand here, 5 years later, having overcome my depression, and I fully believe Gratitude played a huge roll.

I hope you enjoy the video, and the series, Creating a Magical Life. Be sure to subscribe to get the next video delivered directly to your inbox!


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Creating a Magical Life Part 1: Be Yourself

A few months ago I really started thinking about sharing my life philosophy with people. I tend to look at the world in a unique way, which helps me live a happy, minimally-stressed, productive life.

A Magical Life.

It's definitely something I wanted to share with others, to try and help them start creating, and living, their own magical lives.

This is a web series, 5 parts in all, and this first video covers my introduction, why I wanted to do this web series, and my first personal life philosophy: Be Yourself.

I hope you all enjoy it, and be sure to like it and subscribe so you get the next video in the series delivered right to your inbox when I publish it!

Have an amazing, magical day!! ;)





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Extremely Tattooed (And Happy), aka Tattoos and Parenting, aka Don't Feed the Trolls

Have you heard about this new facebook page that popped up that preaches that having tattoos makes you a bad parent?

Oh, you KNOW I have an opinion on that one.

I seriously had fun with this vlog post today!! Share it around if you know others who agree, like and subscribe to The Inklings of Life channel on Youtube.

Oh, and don't feed the trolls. Yeah, it'll all make sense once you watch the video...

Enjoy! ;)

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Dependa, My Ass!

Every now and then, a topic comes along that just makes my blood boil.

Dependas are one of those topics.

No idea what a Dependa is? I'll fill you in, don't worry.

Today's vlog post: Dependa Awareness: Not All Military Wives are Dependas, Thank You!

Enjoy!!





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8 Years Between My Sister and I, and You'd Never Know It

This past week was my sister's 25th birthday. Her boyfriend messaged me a day or so before her birthday and told me he wanted to surprise her with a trip to Tucson for the weekend, as we haven't seen each other in like 2 years. 
I was overjoyed. 
My sister didn't find out she was coming to Tucson until the boarding passes printed at the airport. She cried. I cried. We're a big ol' crying family.
So, while she was here, I wanted to fully take advantage of it and have her do a vlog post with me- her first vlog post ever. We figured the best thing to talk about was how there are 8 years between us, and we are the only two siblings in our family. Back in the 80s, that scenario was pretty rare, so it made for some interesting happenings growing up.
Without further ado, a very fun vlog post for you all today, "Growing Up With a Huge Age Gap Between Sisters."
Enjoy, and don't forget to Like/Subscribe/Share if you want to see more!!



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5 Products that Have Helped Me Redeem My Womanhood

Another vlog post? Why, yes! I'm seriously enjoying shooting them.
This one is not sponsored, meaning no companies sent me anything to review; I don't do the sponsored posts anymore. These are 5 products I found on my own (most of them through couponing) that I feel have helped me reclaim my feminine side and wanted to share with other moms and women who feel they may have lost their sexy womanhood somewhere along the way. Some are makeup, some aren't, and they are all reviewed with my quirkiness. 
If you like the video, don't forget to hit the thumbs up, and if you subscribe, you'll get my newest videos directly in your inbox. 
I hope y'all like it! ;) 



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Oh, Pardon Me... I Just Vlogged...

I'm pretty sure Youtube quickly goes through the video, picks out the 3 most embarrassing facial expressions to freeze on, and gives me those 3 moments as the only thumbnails to choose from for my videos.
Le sigh.
It's up, Inklingers! The introduction vlog post, first of many on The Inklings of Life channel on Youtube!! You'll get my introduction, what my goals are for the Youtube channel and a short little question and answer session at the end (yes, the Zombie Apocalypse is brought up).
Thanks to everyone who said they'd watch my crazy ass on video. Don't forget to share, thumbs up the video and subscribe, if you want me right in your inbox each time I upload a video. Fingers crossed, I'll be doing one each week or so!
I hope y'all enjoy it!!


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Tatted Mom's Guide to Sex Education for Teenagers

No one has ever accused me of being ordinary. For those that follow Inklings pretty regularly, you know I don't do anything in a conventional manner, and my approaches to certain parenting issues can be somewhat... messed up crazy creative.

Today's vlog post is no exception.

I've been thinking about this post since I first did a vlog post a few weeks ago. Somewhere in today's '16 and Pregnant' and 'Teen Mom' tv shows, sex education has been lost. It's time to gain that back.

Keep in mind that this post could be deemed quite controversial, quite outspoken, and in the least, good for a few laughs. But, it's what's needed in this day and age. If you are conservative, this isn't the post for you.

I hope everyone enjoys, and will share with other open-minded parents and adults, too. If nothing else, it should be a wake up call that an extreme measure needs to be taken, for our youth, and be taken quickly, because nothing else seems to be working.




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Where Are the Mothers? The Inklings First Vlog Post!

It took some time, but it's finally done. I promised you all a Vlog post if we reached the top 25 over at Top Mommy Blogs, and here it is. It's my first ever vlog post, so go easy on me!

The topic I chose was Where Are the Mothers?


I had fun with this one. So without further ado, here it is... me, real, live, unscripted... did I mention nervous as hell shooting this? Yeah, I was. Holy crap I was. But, that's just for you all to know!




I went ahead and started The Inklings of Life Youtube Page, but if anything goes on it, I will make sure to post it here.

I hope you all enjoy! Thanks to all of my readers who vote daily, and got us into the Top 25. Votes count each day, so keep it up (we're at 23 today)! I want to be able to do a vlog post again, a little more refined or with more gadgets next time! Should be interesting!






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